Community notices and local events roundup
A note requests Mrs. James McGaughey be contacted about a lost tan and white Pekingese dog. Vacation Bible School at Midway Church of Christ reports 150 attendees with daily classes 9 30 to 10 45 a m through Friday. Great Books group meets at 7 45 p m in Mutual Savings Building to discuss Mill on Liberty. A large Bulova wrist watch model displayed at White Jewelry Co claims to be the world’s largest and weighs over 40 pounds. Ford’s P Herm will speak to the Decatur Kiwanis. King leads the program. Highway Patrol logs no local crashes. two northbound Bank St vehicles collided during left turn into hospital lot. Diary references four disorderly conduct charges and others for traffic violations. A post reads See DIARY on Page 2.
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Midway Church of Christ
New Moulton Highway
Great Books
Mutual Savings Building
Mill
White Jewelry Co
Hartselle 3 man is Held and Wife Slain
A 51 year old transportation supervisor Bernam L. Sharp is jailed in Morgan County with a first degree murder charge expected after his wife I B Sharp was found shot to death in the kitchen of their Natural Bridge home near Hartselle. State Investigator Bob Godwin and Chief Deputy Pat Patterson report Sharp admitted the killing and will be charged after questioning. Mrs Daisy Sharp had returned from Decatur General Hospital earlier in the day and neighbors found the body.
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Hartselle
Morgan County
R. W
Bob) Godwin
Pat Patterson
Bernam
L. Sharp
Priceville School
I. B
Daisy) Sharp
Natural Bridge
Patterson
Sharp
Bible view on end of world and atom bomb speculation
The answer treats the preacher claim as speculation and cites 2 Peter 3:10 about the heavens passing away and the earth burning. It stresses readiness over the method, noting the Bible speaks of judgment and a dissolving of elements without detailing how it will occur.
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Peter
God
Beck Indicted On Big Bribe
Former Teamster Union President Dave Beck was indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly accepting 200000 from two trucking firm presidents Roy Fruehauf of Fruehauf Trailer Co and Burge Seymour of Associated Transport Inc The money was said to be passed on June 21 1954 and the indictment offered no stated reason or elaboration by U S Attorney Hazard Gillespie The executives were also indicted and named in the charges
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New York
Teamster Union
Dave Beck
Roy Fruehauf
Birmingham
Mich
Fruehauf Trailer Co
Detroit
Burge Seymour
Litchfield County
Conn
Associated Transport, Inc
Beck
U.S
Navy plane attacked by MIG fighters in Japanese air space
In a Tokyo press briefing a U S Navy patrol crew described how Communist MIG fighters fired 15 to 20 bursts of machinegun fire at their aircraft near Yokosuka Japan. Two of four engines were out and one of 14 crew members was wounded before the patrol plane limped home.
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Yokosuka
Japan
Navy plane attack prompts inquiry into lack of return fire
Two of the gun units in the Navy plane attacked by Communist jets had been dismantled and confusion in crew phone talks led to failure to fire back with the third unit. Defense officials issued a statement after Eisenhower and top lawmakers demanded an explanation of an initial report blaming missing parts.
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Washington
Navy
Eisenhower
Congress
Allied plane attacked off North Korea by Communist forces
A Mercator aircraft 45 miles off North Korea’s east coast engaged in six runs by Communist fighters. The tail gunner Donald E. Corder, 20, from Jacksonville and Farmer City, was wounded by shrapnel and plexiglass. The plane limped home to Japan as two Sabre jets arrived. MIGs had disappeared.
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North Korea
Japan
Air Force
Sabre
Aviation Electronics
3.C. Donald E. Corder
Jacksonville
Farmer City
Spaghetti Leg Phenomenon Described in Child Booting Incident
A dated comic strip description narrates a mother forcing a child's leg into a boot, causing the leg to become a limp, jelly like state. The tale compares the bone and muscle collapse to overcooked spaghetti and mockingly references humorous fractions of the scene.
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Nook Gamon and Schuster
Curtis Co
Apd Whiteey
Darrow
King Features Syndicate
Ike Isn t Sure About Summit
President Eisenhower said Geneva talks seem at an impasse and a summit conference looks unlikely though he would attend if there is reasonable progress on East West problems. He stressed progress need not be Berlin specific and defended the ministers’ authority to move talks forward.
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Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Washington
Eisenhower
Geneva
Berlin
United States
Britain
France
Russia
Gromyko holds key in Berlin crisis talks
In Geneva the West pressed a late bid for a temporary Berlin crisis agreement as the Big Four foreign ministers meet secretly again. Gromyko offered short remarks and asked for 24 hours to study the plan, with no clear sign of a final position.
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Geneva
Berlin
Soviet Union
U.S
Christian A. Herter
Andreo Gromykov
Gromyko
Selwyn Lloyd
Long Going To Louisiana
Mrs Bond Hufft the adjutant general of Louisiana and Mrs William Lockhart the governor s executive secretary are mentioned as preparing to depart for Louisiana after readiness is achieved as stated by Mrs Long.
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Galveston, Tex
Bond Hufft
William Lockhart
Hufft
Louisiana
Long
Hanna Withdraws In National Guard Row
Maj. Gen. Walter J. Crack Hanna withdrew from further consideration as commanding general of the Alabama National Guard. The decision was announced by Gov. John Patterson in Montgomery.
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Hanna
National Guard
Montgomery
Walter J. Crack Hanna
Nonaient Bent Mee Tevision
John Patterson
Night Sky Outlook for Decatur on June 18
The entry notes sunset at 7 03 p m and sunrise at 4 35 a m with the Moon at 3 35 a m in perigee and a full Moon due June 20. Prominent star Antares is low below the Moon, planets Saturn Jupiter visible as described with Venus and Mars setting after 9 31 p m.
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Antares
Saturn
Jupiter
Venus
Mars
Weather and River Readings at Keller Memorial Bridge
Reading this morning shows the Tennessee River at Keller Memorial Bridge 21.51 feet, down 0.15 feet in 24 hours, sea level at 555.81 feet. TVA lake stages include Guntersville 594.8, Wilson 507.2 feet. yesterday's high 89 and low 67. At 11 am today 64 degrees. Forecast: clear to partly cloudy and warm today, tonight, and Thursday with light easterly winds. High today 97, low tonight 65, high Thursday 97.
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Décatur
Tennessee River
Keller Memorial Bridge
TVA
Guntersville
Wilson
4-H Roundup Weekend Draws 120 Youth to Decatur
Decatur hosts the first District 1 4 H Club Project Roundup at Decatur High School on Monday and Tuesday. About 120 members from 16 North Alabama counties attend with 28 000 area residents under lodging and meal plans. Dr E T York Jr will address the Tuesday assembly and Neil Harbison presides. Registration begins Monday at 10 a m with events from 1 to 2 p m and 2 p m competition to Auburn state titles.
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Decatur
North Alabama
Decatur High School
E. T. York, Jr
Alabama Extension Service
General Assembly
Neil Harbison
Cullman County
Auburn
Polio Vaccine Bill Introduced In House
A bill would require all children to receive Salk polio vaccine before enrolling in school. Rep. Pete Turnham said mandates should curb rising polio cases and protect unvaccinated children.
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Montgomery
Pete Turnham
Lee County
Turnham
Patterson backs Kennedy for president amid Southern ties
Alabama Gov. John Patterson said he supports Sen. John Kennedy for president due to Kennedy's sympathy for Southern problems and intent to work with the region. Patterson, returning from Washington, predicted Kennedy will win the nomination and attend the 1960 Democratic National Convention, while noting some legislators voice unrest.
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Montgomery
John Patterson
Alabama
Sen
John Kennedy
D-Mass
Kennedy
Patterson
Paterson
Washington
Downtown Parking Discussed With Commissioners Today
About 35 Decatur merchants met with the City Commission this morning to address downtown traffic and parking. They presented a list of “bad parking” issues and proposed solutions, while officials pledged cooperation and emphasized enforcing traffic laws without quotas.
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Decatur
City Commission
Murray Dodd
Wilson Morgan
Small Loan Debate Renews in Alabama
Small loan operators in Alabama protest a proposed new law as likely driving 90 to 95 percent of lenders out of business. Birmingham attorney Palmer Keith told the House committee that loans under 100 dollars would be unprofitable, forcing borrowers to seek unlicensed sources or incur larger debts. Gov Patterson supports the measure written by Rep. Bob Gilchrist’s subcommittee. Keith says lenders would need to issue loans averaging 300 to 350 dollars to profit under the new rate rules.
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Montgomery
Alabama
Palmer Keith
Birmingham
House Committee On State Administration
Keith
Morgan County
Bob Gilchrist
John Patterson
State Administration Committee
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15Th Ave
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B. M. Atkinson, Jr
Whitney Darrow, Jr
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